Skate



(No Model.)

G. L. PEIRCE.

SKATE.

Patented May' 25, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. PEIRCE, OF MILVAKEE, VISCONSIN.

SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent` No. 342,458, dated IVIay25, 1886. Y

Application filed October 5,' 1885.

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be itknownthatI, CHARLES L. PEIRCE, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Skates; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in skates, and will be fullydescribed hereinafter.

` In the drawings, Figure l is aside elevation of my improved skate;Fig. 2, a sectional view taken on line x x, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a transversesection on line z z, Fig. l; Fig. 4, a detail sectional view of amodification, taken on line y y, Fig. 5; Fig. 5, a vertical transversesection of Fig. 4, and Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and l0 detail views.

A is the frame of my skate,which is hollow, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5,toreceive arunnerblade which is secured therein by bolts a, and consistsof two plates, B, having anges b about their edges.

C C are runner-blocks, or blocks which form the runner. Each of theseblocks has side grooves, c, and the inner ends ofthe blocks arepreferably beveled,so that they will readily round the curves of theiianges b. The blocks are placed between the plates B, and

' the flanges of the latter enter their grooves c, while the two platesare clamped to a central core,D,by rivets d. Then the runner-blade isinserted between the sides of frame A and secured therein by the boltsa, two or more in number. The blocks will now be clamped loosely by theplates and, will be free to revolve about the core, having for theirbearings the flanges b of the plates B. Though the greater number of theblocks are made as shown at C, for the purpose of lubricating the partsI make'some of the blocks as shown at C-that is,with an opening thatextends from itsinner face through more than half of the block, having abranch that extends out into both of the grooves, and this opening isfilled with an absorbent, G2, so that both sides will be lubricated.rlhese blocks are fed with the lubricant from an absorbent strip F, thatis embeddedin or secured to the corel) in such a position that theabsorbent C2 will come in contact with it as the blocks revolve, andthus constantly supply the waste as the skate Serial No. 173,902. (Nomodel.)

travels, the strip F being supplied at intervals with lubricating fluidthrough a port, f. (Shown in Fig. 3.)

Instead of a core D, such as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, I may simply usewashers D', t0 keep the blades or plates B apart, as shown in Figs. 4Land 5, and one or more of these may bc covered with an absorbent, F',that takes the place of the strip F in Fig. 2, but is fed, like it,through a port, f.

Still another device for lubricating is shown in Fig. 9, wherein I use asolid lubricant, which consists of a plug, g, of a lubricating compoundthat is inserted in the block before it is grooved, and is grooved onits sides with it, so that it will form a part of the bearing surface ofthe block; or I may make the blocks of a composition of which alubricant is a component part.

I prefer to make my blocks C C of what is known as vulcanized fiber, butmay make them of any other Substance that may be suitable.

G G are washers that are solidly riveted between the sides of the frameat the heel and toc, the washer G serving as a brake when the heel isdepressed, and G serving as a pivot for fancy movements.

The ruimer proper, `which consists of the blades B, inclosing the coreor washers and the blocks, is, as before stated, bound together by therivets d, `and`is an entirety, and may be removed bodily after the boltsc are withdrawn, leaving a frame into which an ice runner, such as shownin Fig. 10, may be inserted, (and secured by the two end bolts a, only,in order to obtain flexibility in the ceu ter of the -blade;) but anydesired style of blade may be used. ThereforeI propose to accompanyingmy skate with several, and thus I can furnish to the market both asummer and winter skate, the latter with a number of blades having avariety of curves for greater facility in fancy skating.

It is not desirable for the blocksin my skate to slide sidcwise on thefloor, but instead they should take hold of and adhere to theskatingsurface while in contact, and hence I propose to slightly roughentheir outer surfaces either by a coating of emery or in any otherdesirable manner. H

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In o. skate, a ruimer composed of a series of independentnon-rotating sliding blocks, in combination with a Way or ways forsupporting the blocks and forming bearings for them, substantially asset forth.

2. In 'a skate, a runner-blade consisting of two flanged plates, incombination with the non-rotating sliding runnerbloeks'supported by andbetween said plates, as set forth.

3. The eombinatiomwith a skate-frame, of arunnerblnde andnon-rotzttingsliding runner-blocks adapted to travel on saidrunnerbladeg'substantially 'its set forth.

4. In a skate, a runner consisting of a series of independent blocks, incombination with a. block or blocks forming members of the series andhaving capillary cores, in com- 2o bination with a.lubricating-reservoir, also vsupported by the runner-blade, as setforth.

Sliding runner blocks

